Engineering Technician

Engineering Technician

Do you enjoy designing and constructing public infrastructure? The City of West Allis is looking for a dedicated Engineering Technician to join our team. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented individual who thrive in both office and field settings, assisting with municipal projects that shape our community. Enjoy a competitive benefits package, including contributory medical coverage, fully paid dental benefits, a dual pension program, and paid time off. West Allis residents earn an additional 5% on top of the pay range.

Examples of Duties

• Inspects construction projects for compliance with plans, specifications, safety and accepted engineering practices.
• Maintains records of types of materials, quantities, costs and change orders involved in contract work.
• Measures and samples test materials from street paving and underground utility projects.
• Performs CAD drafting work from notes and sketches on engineering projects.
• Determines quality of trenching, shoring, backfilling and compaction as well as quantity and quality of concrete, asphalt and other materials.
• Coordinates inspection activities between contractors, public utilities and public works engineers.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in Civil Engineering Technology, or equivalent combination of recent training and relevant paid work experience.
• Experience on a survey crew, as inspector on heavy construction projects such as pavements and underground utilities, or as draftsperson responsible for the preparation of designs, detailed drawings, studies or preliminary plans.
• 1-2 years of recent engineering technician work experience including engineering field work and engineering office work experience for a municipality, public works organization or equivalent.
• Ability to utilize software in accordance with the needs of the department.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microstation/AutoCAD, Microsoft Office Suite programs - including Microsoft Outlook (mail, calendar, tasks), Word (templates, forms, mail merge, reviewing) and Excel; and Adobe Acrobat. Advanced skills in math and English writing/grammar skills.
• Experience working with groups of people from diverse backgrounds.

Benefits include: Time off Bank with the ability to accrue up to 25 days in one year to be used at your discretion with management approval; nine (9) paid holidays; eligibility for health insurance the first of the month following thirty (30) days of service with choice of a PPO Plan or High Deductible Health Plan (with optional participation in a Health Savings Account) – both plans are contributory and cover the employee and his/her family; fully paid dental insurance covering the employee and his/her family, with eligibility the first of the first of the month following thirty (30) days of service; a dual pension system comprised of the Wisconsin Retirement Fund* and Federal Social Security (both of which are contributory); a fully paid Life Insurance Program* with coverage in the amount of the employee's annual salary adjusted to the next highest one thousand dollars, with the option for additional coverage; an educational reimbursement plan for the pursuit of job related courses including personal and professional training opportunities and professional organization memberships; voluntary benefit programs consisting of vision, Flexible Spending Benefits for Dependent Care and Medical Reimbursement, Section 457: Deferred Compensation, Treasury Direct Payroll Savings Plan for Savings Bonds, and other various benefits including, but not limited to, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Wellness Program, Armed Services Reserve Training, and Federal Loan Program. For more detailed benefit information click here. *The Wisconsin Retirement Fund and Life Insurance Program benefits are provided according to plan guidelines of the State of Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds.